Jar-holding device.



W. O. ELLiS.

JAR HOLDlNG DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1915.

Patented May 8, 1917.

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@Homw e130 WILLIAM OSCAR ELLIS, OF DALLAS, OREGON.

JAR-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1917.

Application filed July 6, 1915. Serial No. 38,221.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM OSCAR ELLIS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dallas, in the county of Polk and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jar-HoldingDevices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in holders andmore particularly to jar holders and the primary object of the inventionis to provide an improved jar holder which is to be used in canningfruit, whereby the jars will be held in the boiler during the boilingoperation in a fixed position to keep them from knocking against eachother and breaking.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ar holder of thischaracter which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view my invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed outin the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a bottom view; and

Fig. 4 is an end view.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawing in which similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views and in which the numera 1 designates the top plate of myimproved jar holder in which are formed two parallel rows of openings 2through which the jars are adapted to be positioned.

The numeral 3 designates a plurality of U-shaped supporting memberswhich are adapted to be positioned beneath the apertures in the topplate and form supports in which the jars rest. These U-shapedsupporting members have their upper ends bent laterally as shown at 4and are secured to the lower surface of the plate 1, by any preferredmeans, preferably such as rivets as shown at 5. The Ushaped members 3have flat base portions that are disposed in a single nlane when themembers are secured to the top plate. The laterally bent upper ends ofthe supporting members are secured to the-lower surface of the plateadjacent the edge of the openings 2 and at points intermediate theshortest distance between contiguous openings, whereby the ends will notoverlap and place any undue strain upon the narrowest parts of theplate. By this arrangement, the U-shaped members will all be positioneddiagonally with respect to the plate as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. This will permit the openings in the top plate to be spacedclosely together, thus making a great saving in the width required forsaid plate, so that it is adapted to be'used in very narrow washboilers. The diagonal positioning of the supporting members will preventany undue strain being placed on the narrow portions of the platebetween the openings, no matter how closely spaced they will be.

Positioned below the plate 1 is a rectangular frame 6 which has itslongitudinally extending channeled sides 7 formed of vertical stripswith horizontally inwardly bent upper and lower flanges 8 and 9. Thelower horizontally bent flanges 9 of the strips 7 are connected bytransversely extending cross bars 10.

These longitudinally extending strips 7 are positioned directly belowthe two parallel rows of openings 2 in the top plate 1, and the bottomsections 3' of the U-shaped supporting members 8 depending therefrom areconnected with the horizontally bent upper flanges 8 of the said strips,and form a connection between the plate and the rectangular frame 6.

This jar holder when the parts are assembled as shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings is adapted to be positioned in the bottom of a boiler, the.side edges of the top plate 1 loosely engaging the inner wall of theboiler and the horizontally bent lower flanges 9 of the strips 7, andthe transversely extending bars 10 are adapted to rest upon the "bottomof said boiler, to support the holder therein. Owing to the fact thatthe depending U- shaped supports 3 are connected with the rectangularframe 6 at the horizontally bent flanges 8 of the sides of said framethis holder when positioned in a boiler, will space the bottom of saidU-shaped supports from the bottom of the boiler. The jars are adapted tobe positioned in this holder through the openings 2 in the plate 1thereof, and are held therein by the U-shaped depending supportingmembers 8 of the said v other and breaking during the boiling operation. By the peculiar shape and construction of the rectangularsupporting frame 6, the bottom of the jars will be held spaced from thebottom of the wash boiler,

- and a free circulation of boiling water around said jars will beallowed thereby.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved jarholder the manner of applying the same to use and the operation thereofwill be readily understood, and it will be seen that I have provided asimple, inexpensive and eflicient means for carrying out the objects ofthe invention.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to performthe functions set forth it is obvious that various changes in the minordetails of construction may be resorted to, within the scope of theappended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe principles of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A. holder for fruit jars comprising a plate having parallel rows ofclosely spaced opposed openings therein, longitudinally eX- tendingstrips disposed beneath said open-- ings, U-shaped ar supporting membershaving their base portions secured to said longitudinally extendingstrips, and said jar supporting members having laterally bent upper endssecured to the lower surface of said plate adjacent the edges of theopenings and at points intermediate the shortest distance betweencontiguous openings, whereby the ends will not overlap and place anyundue strain upon the narrowest parts of said plate.

2. A holder for fruit jars comprising a plate having parallel rows ofopenings disposed therein, vertical longitudinally extending stripspositioned beneath said openings, said strips having inwardly bentflanges, transversely extending bars connecting the ends of said strips,U-shaped jar supporting members with laterally bent upper ends and fiatbase portions, said upper ends of each member secured to the lowersurface of the plate at diametrically opposite points adjacent the edgeof each opening, said base portions of the members being connected tothe upper flanges of the vertical longitudinally extending strips, andsaid supports positioned diagonally with respect to the plate.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM OSCAR ELLIS. Witnesses:

WM. I-I. WEAVER, CHAS. H. LANE.

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